2.2" Trilobite (Paralejurus spatuliformis?) Fossil - Morocco

This is a 2.2" long Corynexochida trilobite which I believe is an example of Paralejurus spatuliformis, a fairly unusual type of Paralejurus. The pygidium is significantly different than that of the more common species of Paralejurus, being more similar to that of the genus Metascutellum. The specimen is missing a few patches of shell on it's head and has a patch of shell restoration at the edge of the tail.

Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
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SPECIES
Paralejurus spatuliformis?
LOCATION
Trafroute, Morocco?
SIZE
2.2" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#134056
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